The Effect of EFL learners' attitudes towards native English accents on listening comprehension and comprehensibility

Treball de fi de màster en Lingüística Teòrica i Aplicada. Tutors: Dra. Carmen Peresz Vidal, Dr. Joan Carles Mora. ; This study sought to contribute to all of the research done on the crossroads of language attitudes and second language acquisition, by examining attitudes towards the two most well-known accents of English: Standard British English (RP) and Standard American English, and the effects of those attitudes, as well as exposure on the constructs Listening Comprehension, Comprehensibility and perceived Teach Ability. This was done in a two part mixed test design. Forty-one EFL learner... Mehr ...